Silverstein's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,275) going to Promo Partners in Belleville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$6,275
33.9%
Staff salaries
$3,000
16.2%
Fund raising (food)
$2,389
12.9%
Community relations
$2,069
11.2%
Telephones
$1,763
9.5%
Postage
$882
4.8%
Rent
$620
3.4%
Insurance
$475
2.6%
Utilities
$407
2.2%
Ad books
$275
1.5%
Printing
$189
1%
Food
$181
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Promo Partners
2017-08-01
$5,005
Promotional items
Sandwich Club
2017-08-15
$2,389
Fund raising (food)
Promo Partners
2017-08-17
$1,270
Promotional items
Clowning Around Entertainment
2017-07-11
$1,039
Community relations
Clowning Around Entertainment
2017-07-05
$1,030
Community relations
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2017-07-17
$1,000
Staff salaries
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2017-08-15
$1,000
Staff salaries
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2017-09-01
$1,000
Staff salaries
Public Storage
2017-08-29
$620
Rent
Verizon
2017-09-18
$614
Telephones
Verizon
2017-08-16
$599
Telephones
Verizon
2017-07-11
$549
Telephones
State Farm Insurance
2017-09-26
$475
Insurance
Postmaster USPS
2017-08-29
$441
Postage
Postmaster USPS
2017-07-02
$441
Postage
Peoples Energy
2017-09-26
$407
Utilities
Skokie Chamber of Commerce
2017-07-02
$275
Ad books
FedEx-Kinkos
2017-07-12
$189
Printing
Metro Klub
2017-08-01
$69
Food
Metro Klub
2017-07-31
$58
Food
Metro Klub
2017-08-01
$54
Food
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